Skip to main content
Glossary termPublished ineIDAS2

Advanced electronic signature

What does "Advanced electronic signature" mean under eIDAS 2?

An electronic signature which meets the requirements set out in Article 26

Article 26 of eIDAS2 (32024R1183):

An advanced electronic signature shall meet the following requirements:
  • (a) it is uniquely linked to the signatory;
  • (b) it is capable of identifying the signatory;
  • (c) it is created using electronic signature creation data that the signatory can, with a high level of confidence, use under his sole control; and
  • (d) it is linked to the data signed therewith in such a way that any subsequent change in the data is detectable.

Defined in / by

Last updated: 22 August 2026.

Regulations

  • electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services (eIDAS2)

    eIDAS2 is Regulation (EU) 2024/1183, which amends Regulation (EU) No 910/2014. It contains no calendar deadline: wallet availability runs 24 months from the entry into force of five implementing acts, and private relying-party acceptance 36 months. Those acts entered into force on 24 December 2024, giving end-2026 and end-2027.

    Next
    Member States to provide at least one wallet (Art. 5a(1))

    Checked